Kansas AG questions Corrections chief in prison bill clash
Kansas Attorney General Robert Stephan labeled Patrick McManus testimony on a 6.5 billion prison bill as totally inappropriate and said McManus should oversee corrections locally. Stephan criticized McManus operations and an ombudsman program while defending the Dole bill’s cost concerns and future burden on states.
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Topeka, Kan
Kansas
Secretary of Corrections
Patrick McManus
Bob Dole
R-Kan
Robert T. Stephan
Stephan
Department of Corrections
McManus
Ronald Reagan
Jericho
Unitarian Universalist Service Committee
Washington
Kansas State Penitentiary
Attorney General Plans Inquiry Into Prison Guards Complaints
Kansas AG Robert T. Stephan said a noncriminal fact finding inquiry will probe Lansing prison guard concerns. Guards David Rogan and Dennis Ragsdale cited security access, safety, and record access issues, and alleged purges against complainants.
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Topeka
Kan
Robert T. Stephan
Kansas State Penitentiary
Lansing
David Rogan
Dennis Ragsdale
Leavenworth
Reilly
Stephan
Senate Trio Proposes Ban on Lobbying With Taxpayer Funds
Three Democratic Kansas senators profile a bill to bar use of public money for lobbying statewide issues. The measure targets county groups soliciting funds to oppose Gov. Carlin's severance tax, while allowing official testimony by government employees.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
John Carlin
Jerry Karr
D-Emporia
Bert Chaney
Hutchinson
Billy McCray
Wichita
Karr
Robert Stephan
Auditors Push for Public Release Rule Changes in Kansas
Kansas legislative leaders urged changes to how state audits are released after a Wichita school district audit controversy. The Legislative Post Audit Committee directed staff to draft proposals, citing a rock and hard place for school boards and open-meeting law conflicts.
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Topeka
Kan
Legislative Post Audit Committee
Wichita
Post
Richard Brown
Legislative Post
Wichita School Board
Stephan
House
Robert Frey
Liberal
Paul Hess
Kansas Motor Carriers Association
Harold Reihm
Department of Revenue
Oil Rig Explosion Kills Man Near Larned Kansas
An oil rig explosion east of Larned Kansas killed Frank E. Lovejoy 28 of Hoisington and injured three Pratt workers David Eubank 29 David Dycke 25 and Mike Hadsell 22. Eubank in critical burn unit at KU Medical Center Hadsell in Wichita critical with extensive burns Dycke stable at Great Bend. George Anderson escaped injury. cause under investigation. rig owned by Union Drilling Co. of Wichita.
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Larned
Kan
Frank E. Lovejoy
Hoisington
David Eubank
David Dycke
Mike Hadsell
Pratt
Eubank
University of Kansas Medical Center
Kansas City
Hadsell
Wichita
Dycke
Great Bend
Robber Stairs Beates Widow In KC Home Robbery
Muriel Pemberton 71 wife of former Kansas City police commissioner was stabbed and beaten during a home robbery attempt about 12 30 a m Friday. Wounded in the stomach side and back she was listed in critical condition after surgery at Truman Medical Center. The intruder, about 18, demanded money but fled without taking anything.
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Kansas City, Mo
Kansas City
Muriel Pemberton
Truman Medical Center
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Pawnee County
Cliff Atteberry
St. John
Union Drilling Co
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Kansas City Police Board
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John Reynolds
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Ottawa
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Feresa Hollow Opera
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